Computing science entries up for Highers but slight decrease for Nat 5 – but positive news with higher number of girls taking the subject
Analysis of the annual exam results for computing science in Scotland have shown entries were up this year for Highers but slightly down for Nat 5 qualifications. However, there was…
Tech platform failure as Scottish students receive blank email exam results
A tech platform used by Scotland’s national qualifications body has distributed emails to students across the country without their exam results. Students who signed up to receive their grades by…
Heriot-Watt students to get access to huge global online learning resource, Coursera
Nearly 60,000 students online students and alumni of Heriot-Watt University are to get access to professional certificates in high-demand areas alongside their degree. Students at the university’s ‘Edinburgh Business School’ will benefit…
Innovation centres plan for west of Scotland takes ‘critical’ first step
Plans for six innovation centres located in colleges in Glasgow and the west of Scotland took their ‘critical’ first step as the founding partners met. Stakeholders from all the designated…
New model for shuttered digital skills academy CodeClan will be ‘highly scalable’, says Scotland’s chief entrepreneur
A new model for shuttered digital skills academy CodeClan will be ‘highly scalable’ and reduces costs for employers, according to Scotland’s chief entrepreneur. CodeClan – which closed suddenly last year…
First Minister pledges to assist Mark Logan on computing science teaching ‘crisis’
John Swinney has pledged to work with chief entrepreneurial adviser Mark Logan on computing science education reform after telling MSPs that the subject is ‘in crisis’. The First Minister said…
Chief entrepreneur hits out at Scotland’s education bodies over lack of leadership on computing science teaching reform
Scotland’s education bodies have come under fire from the Scottish Government’s chief entrepreneurial advisor over their lack of progress on computing science teaching reform. Mark Logan said working with the…
E-learning platform that uses Sir David Attenborough’s ‘four actions to save the planet’ to be used in Scottish schools
A digital learning platform that uses Sir David Attenborough’s four actions to save the planet is set to boost environmental education for pupils in every Scottish school. ITZA will roll…
Thousands of kids missing out on coding skills because of government funding shortfall, charity warns
Thousands of kids across Scotland are missing out on vital coding skills because of a government shortfall in funding, a charity has warned. Digital Xtra says after-school and extra-curricular digital…
Tech trade body says fall in computing science teachers in Scotland ‘extremely concerning’
A technology industry trade body has said the fall in computing science teacher numbers in Scotland is “extremely concerning”. ScotlandIS has advocated more focus on teaching careers for technology undergraduates…
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